St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-06
WEALTHY oYPSlEA



0sosAs WE Have Aeq uirsa Ce,s,a.,,>,.
Fropsrty h TAh Cs1nesy.
VI Gyp:'es known to b Gypsies. and
most OF whom participate in the reeu-
Tar summertime wandering life, thou
sands have acquired competence and
wealth. Henry Stanley. OF St. Paul.
owns farm and city property amount
ing to over $4,000 The Cooper fam
'ly. OF East Somerville, Boston. ara
altogether worth $250. 900. Henry
SowIes owns seven acres OF land and
several houses within the corporate linn
it OF Springfield. ILL.,. and Richard
Jowles has nearly . dozen houses near
tne rolling mills in that city. Joseph
Crabtree-whom Gypsies hint Is being
. distant relative Of . noted actress
owns city property in Liverpool, En-
gland. and one Of the largest sale stables,
- well q much other property, in
Warrington. Uriah Wharton possesses
fully goo. 900 worth of real estate in
and about New York City. Lewis But
Ter owns farms near Cedar Rapids. Ia.
and on Alum Greek. near Columbus,
u. and il worth $4,000. William
hall has large and valuable planta-
ton near Holly Springs, Miss. John
Harrison owns great many fine houses
in Washington, considerable property
at Pittsburgh. and Is counted worth
SlSO.000. Hedry Wharton has 81. 900
worth Of real estate and houses At
Springfield. NJ. and Robert Smith. Of
the same place. il worth DC. 900. Rich
ard Reynolds owns one of the finest
farms in Seneca County. Ohio. near
near Swope's Corners. John Boswell
owns large brick block in Toronto,
Canada. and Is one Of the moneyed men
OF that city. John Broadway, Of Buffalo,
is said to be worth go. 900 in farm and
city property; and another Of the Broad
ways owns ~ much moro property in
Detroit and St. GATHERINGS. Canada.
One OF the Boswells owns sixteen acres
OF valuable land adjoining the fair
grounds 1t New Albany. Ind. and con-
siderable city property; while Rebi
Boswell has . one-hundred-acre farm
and valuable tavern stand. two miles
from St Thomas. Canada. John Kidd
owns large grist-mill. paying him an
annual rental Of 81. 500. and . SPLEEN
did farm at Oakland Station, near
Rock Island. Elias Brewer owns fifty
thousand dollars worth Of city property
in Milwaukee,; Spring Brewer owns .
hotel and other property at Flint. Mich.
and Fred Brewer has large stables and
much other property at Fort Scott.
Kan. William Stewart owns q we'll
stocked ranch. sixteen miles from Aus
tin. Tex; and Job Stanley has several
thousand dollars of wood land in the
same locality. The SANKEY'S and Rey-
nolds. OF Ohio. arc very rich; and Henry
Stanley. OF Evansville. Ind. owns farms
and town property; while Thomas.
Mark and Henry Jeffs. and the Pear.
sons. with the Harrisons and Jowles. Of
Dayton. O.. own nearly all the finest
farming land for six miles north of that
city. town property in Dayton. and to-
gether arc worth certainly half mil
lion dollars. This will appear incom-
prehensible to many. but make it as
statement Of fact that could I'll every
column OF this page with names. ad-
dresses and property estimates of nearly
. thousand Gypsy heads Of families in
this country whose combined wealth
will exceed $4,000. 200. Edgar L.
WakeMG~. 10 Indianapolis Ns,Cs.